Attachable advertising device



, Api-'il 14', 1942. rs.v s'. NELSON ATTACHBLE ADVERTISING DEVICE Filed April s, 1941 BY da ArroRrY i Patented Apr. 14, 1942 l-uNnlEDsT-T ATTACHABLE Anvnnrlsrncnnvicnf Y y George S. Nelson, Revere, Maslshdassignor tojThe` Forbes, Lithograph Manufacturing Company,

, Appiicauonnpril 9, 1941, serial 10.387,627..

" ciglio-25) l. i Y ,51Claim`s. The'invention relates `to van improvement in attachable advertising devices inwhich the deviceis made attachable to any suitable supporty by means of Vsharp protruding* pins for i brads which lpenetrate the `support for holding the device in place'.` Y

" `The object of the invention -is to provide, a new modeof applying the pinstol the device, and holding'them securely in place, which willrequire as few auxiliaryparts as possible, and will admit of easy andsimple assemblage; For securing this 'objective result the element or part carrying the pins is made the 'principal `element for securing the pins inplace, thus requiring little auxiliary assistance, and? this byl a mode of attainment which can best b'e seen and understood ence to the drawing, in whichl;

Fig. l is a plan in unfolded extension of the element or part to which the pins are attached. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the folded element by referwith the pins attached and in place.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan of the structure shown in Fig. 2. Y i

Fig. 4 is the same as Fig. 2 excepting that it shows the use ofa different type of attached pin.

Fig. 5 is a view in front elevationof the complete pin attachable device shown supporting a swinging sign which is hung thereon.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the device slightly modified in structure and to which special reference will hereinafter be made.

Referring to the drawing: I represents a. base sheet of any sort 0f foldable material `2 are pins,

`or brads, carried by the sheet by which it is rendered attachable to a support. 'The pins are each f provided with a head 3.

That portion of the sheet carrying the pins is provided with folds 4 and 5. Of these the fold 4 hasjointed connection with the body of the sheet along a fold line 6 from which the fold 4 turns back over the face or side of the sheet. The fold 5 has jointed connection with the fold 4 along a fold line l from which the fold 5 turnsforward to lie between the fold 4 and the side or face of the sheet over which the fold 4 isextending,

Thus there is provided a housing` 8 Within which those portions of the pins not protruding are contained. The pins are passed through the joint, formed by the foldline 6, between the body of the sheet `and the fold 4 to leave protruding end portions 2'. The remaining body portions of the pins and attached heads are then socketed to lie parallel with each other within the housing 8, with the heads 3 of the pins contained between the folds 4 and 5, with bearing at the end of the CIK ing thefoldsl and vpins securely in place.

housing againstl the=jointformed by the fold line .1, between the two" folds. i i

. The .two folds withthe pins thus contained are then brought down into contact with thebodyof the base sheetV over which the folds are extending toliesubstantially'parallel therewith. Y The folds and pins are then secured by .wire staples 9, there beingprovided` onestaple for each pin. Each? of these staples .is :passed through the respective folds` and the `base sheet and clinched, thus hold- Each staple embraces `its accompanying pin` so as to .prevent-lateral displacement of:` thepin. The

`'staples-are also located at pointsjust forward of the heads of the pins so as to-prevent longitudinal displacement of the pins in a forward direction; the displacement of the pins in the opposite or backward direction being prevented by the joint formed by the fold line 'I between the folds 4 and 5, against which the heads of the pins have bearing.

The base sheet I and attached pins may be "used in any way as may be desired. In the drawing the base sheet isshown as providing a head- `board or panel from which is hingedly hung,

through interposed connecting clips I0, a swinging sign II, which is simply `illustrative of one way in which the attachable device may be used.

The base sheet is preferably provided with more than one pin, although in some cases a single pin may be all that is needed. Where a set of pins is required, instead of individual pins a U-shaped pin I2 may be employed, as shown in Fig. 4, its connecting bar I3 forming a head.

The base sheet, foldable to provide a housing Within which the pin, or pins, are contained, may comprise a relatively small sheet, and this, be reinforced and extended by -an attached relatively stii unfoldable sheet-the two combining to form a two-piece base sheet. Such a construction is shown in Fig. 6 where the base sheet I, and its foldable pin carrying parts, is attached to a sheet Ia which may be a sheet of relatively stiff, unfoldable material. Theattachment may be by the same staples 9, previously described, which, instead of being clinched beneath the base sheet I, are extended through and clinched beneath the sheet Ia to which the sheet I is attached, and which co-operates therewith to form a combination base sheet.

I claim: i

1. An attachable advertising device carrying a protruding pin by which it is made attachable to a support, and comprising a base sheet having a part foldable to provide a` housing with joints between its folds at the opposite ends of said housing, a pin contained within said housing with penetration through one of said joints to protrude therefrom and with head bearing against the other of said joints, and means binding together said assemblage of pin,l folds, and base sheet and embracing said pin at a point forward of the head thereof.

2. An attachable advertising device carrying a protruding pin by which it is made attachable to a support, and comprising a base sheet with fold having jointed connection with said sheet along a fold line between it and said sheet, a pin contained between said fold and the adjacent body of said sheet with penetration through said joint and protruding therefrom,meahs binding together said assemblage of fold, pin, and base sheet and embracing said pin at a point forward 3. An attachable advertisingdevicel carrying a ,protruding pin by which it is made attachable to a support, and comprising a base sheet with folds, one a proximal fold having jointed connection with sai-d base sheet along a fold line between it and said base sheet, the 'other of said folds having jointed connection with said proximal fold along a fold line between it and said 4proximal fold, a. pin protruding from said folded sheet with head located between said folds and bearing against the joint between said folds, and

means binding together said assemblage of pin, folds, and base sheet and embracing said pin at a point forward of the head thereof.

4. An attachable advertising device carrying a protruding pin by which it is made attachable to a support, and comprising a base sheet with folds, the proximal one of said folds having jointed connection with said base sheet along a fold line between it and said base sheet, the other of said folds having jointed connection with said proximal fold along a fold line between it and said proximal fold, said folds combining to form a housing, a pin contained within said housing with penetration through the forward one of said joints to protrude therefrom and with head bearing against the hinder of said joints, and means binding together said assemblage of pin, folds, and base sheet and embracing said pinat a point forward of the head thereof.

v5. An attachable advertising device carrying a protruding pin by which it is made attachable to a support, and comprising a base `sheet including a relatively unfoldable part Vand a foldable part, said foldable part vof the base sheet being foldable to provide a housing with joints between its folds at the opposite ends of said housing, a pin contained within said housing with penetration through the foremost one of said joints to protrude therefrom and with head bearing against the hinder one of said joints,

and means binding together said assemblage of pin, folds and base sheet and embracing said pin at a point forward of the head thereof.

GEORGE S. NELSON. 

